Reflective roofing materials

1 . A roofing and/or siding material having a resulting reflectivity of at least about 50%, said roofing and/or siding material comprising a base sheet/membrane, a reinforcement material and a multi-layer reflective film material, said reinforcement material at least partially embedded in said multi-layer reflective film material prior to said a reinforcement material and a multi-layer reflective film material being secured to said base sheet/membrane.

2 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 1 , wherein said multi-layer reflective film material includes at least two layers, a first layer comprises a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride and a second layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer.

3 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 2 , wherein said multi-layer reflective film material includes at least three layers, a first layer comprises a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride, a second layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer, and a third layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer, said second layer including a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride, said third layer including a majority weight percent vinyl polymer.

4 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 2 , wherein said vinyl polymer includes a majority weight percent poly(methyl methacrylate).

5 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 3 , wherein said vinyl polymer includes a majority weight percent poly(methyl methacrylate).

6 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 1 , wherein said reinforcement material is a polyester material.

7 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 1 , wherein said base sheet/membrane is a bitumen membrane or a modified bitumen membrane.

8 . The roofing and/or siding material as defined in claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of said base sheet/membrane includes a removable film sheet.

9 . A highly reflective composite material designed be applied to base sheet/membrane of a roofing and/or siding material, said highly reflective composite material comprising a reinforcement material and a multi-layer reflective film material, said reinforcement material at least partially embedded in a bottom surface of said multi-layer reflective film material, said top surface of said multi-layer reflective film material having a resulting reflectivity of at least about 70%, said multi-layer reflective film material including at least two layers, a first layer comprises a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride and a second layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer.

10 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 9 , wherein said multi-layer reflective film material includes at least three layers, a first layer comprises a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride, a second layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer, and a third layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer, said second layer including a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride, said third layer including a majority weight percent vinyl polymer.

11 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 9 , wherein said vinyl polymer includes a majority weight percent poly(methyl methacrylate).

12 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 10 , wherein said vinyl polymer includes a majority weight percent poly(methyl methacrylate).

13 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 9 , wherein said reinforcement material is a polyester material.

14 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 12 , wherein said reinforcement material is a polyester material.

15 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 9 , wherein at least one of said layers of said multi-layer reflective film material includes a white pigment, white dye, or combinations thereof.

16 . The highly reflective composite material as defined in claim 14 , wherein at least one of said layers of said multi-layer reflective film material includes a white pigment, white dye, or combinations thereof.

17 . A process for forming a roofing and/or siding material having a resulting reflectivity of at least about 50% comprising the steps of:

a. providing a base sheet/membrane;

b. providing a highly reflective composite material, said highly reflective composite material including a reinforcement material and a multi-layer reflective film material; and,

c. securing said reinforcement material, said bottom surface of said multi-layer reflective film material, or combinations thereof to a top surface of said base sheet/membrane.

18 . The process as defined in claim 17 , wherein said reinforcement material at least partially embedded in a bottom surface of said multi-layer reflective film material.

19 . The process as defined in claim 17 , wherein said multi-layer reflective film material includes at least two layers, a first layer comprises a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride and a second layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer.

20 . The process as defined in claim 19 , wherein said vinyl polymer includes a majority weight percent poly(methyl methacrylate).

21 . The process as defined in claim 17 , wherein said reinforcement material is a polyester material.

22 . The process as defined in claim 17 , wherein said base sheet/membrane is a bitumen membrane or a modified bitumen membrane.

23 . The process as defined in claim 19 , including the step of applying a removable film sheet to a bottom surface of said base sheet/membrane.